Web printing machine



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Patented Sept. 11, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Trust Company, receiver in equity for R. Hoe- & Co., Inc.,` New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application' June ze, 1933; serial No. 617,321

8 Claims.

'Ihis invention relates to multi-unit web printing machines, and more particularly to newspaper printing presses.

In the production of the modern` newspaper,

l provision must be made to meet the increasing demand for color pages and especially colored advertisements. Attempts have heretofore been made to supply color pages by providing selected printing units or printing couples of a newspaper press with color fountains so that a color page or color pages may be produced, or colored printing couples added to the press line or to an individual printing unit. Such arrangements are satisfactory within their limitations, but the progressively increasing demand for color pages in newspapers necessitates the provision of means affording maximum flexibility in the combinations of web runs.

It is the especial object of this invention to provide novel press arrangements and components, whereby. color webs may be worked.

any selected folder or folders.

It is also an object of this invention to provide a novel press arrangement, whereby color webs may be associated with perfected black webs vand the associated webs conveyed to any selected folder or folders.

Another object of the invention is the provision of novel 4press arrangement and components whereby color webs may be associated with the black newspaper webs with the maximum convenience and operating economy.

A more specific object of this invention is the provision of a novel press arrangement including a line of perfecting black units, folders located in the line and positioned to'divide the line into separate cooperable groups of units, multi-color units laterally disposed relative to the line of units, and means for so associating the webs that a multiplicity of runs may be arranged and the webs. conveyed'to any desired folder or folders.

An additional object of the invention is the provision of novel press arrangement and components of generally improved construction whereby the resulting composite press will be simple, durable and inexpensive in construction, as well as practical, serviceable and eiiicient in its use.

With the foregoing and other objects in View, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts, and in the details oi ccninto a multiplicity of runs and conveyedto structionhereinafter described and claimed, it

being understood that various changes in the -is claimed without departing from the vspirit of the invention.

In the drawings:-

Figure 1 is a fragmentary diagrammatic plan view of a preferred press arrangement depicting a line of newspaper units with color units 65 laterally disposed relative to the line,

Figures 2A and 2B'combine to provide a composite diagrammatic side view of the press arrangement depicted in Figure 1, viewing the same from the color unit sidelof the line, the color units not shown,

Figure 3 is a diagrammatic sectional end view depicting one of the Webs run through the color unit 26 to the line units and folder 16.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary diagrammatic plan 75 view of theY line of'newspaper units depicting one of the possible web runs of the color web, A y,

Figure 5 is a similar viewv depicting another web run of the color web, and

Figure 6 is a similar view depicting still an- 80 other web run of the color web in which each web is slit into separate ribbons and each ribbon conveyed to separate folders. r

Referring to the drawings, in which similar yreference characters designate corresponding parts, there is shown a portion of a line of newspaper units, and, in the present instance, each unit comprises a ilrst printing couple 12 and a superposed and oilset perfecting couple 13, thus producing what is known in the art as a Z type newspaper unit, although itis to be understood that any preferred type of newspaper unit may be employed. In Figs. 1, 2A, 2B, 4, 5 and 6, a plurality of units vdesignated as 11, 11a, 11b, 11e, 11d, 11e, 11'f and 11g are showninaline, 95 but it is to be understood that any advantageous number of units may be employed, and preferably twelve units divided in separate groups, as hereinafter disclosed.

Double folders 16, 16a and 16h of the con- 100 ventional newspaper type are provided in the line of units and positioned to divide the line printing units into groups of three units each, as clearly shown in Figs. 1, 2A, 2B, 4, 5 and 6. The folders and units comprising the printing line are operably supported by the usual framing including the sub-structure 17, conventional bed plate v18, press frames 19 and any preferred super-structure 20. The printing line units and folders are driven fromlany suitable source of im power, preferably electric motors 21, through the conventional line shafting 22, bevel gears 23, upright shafts 24 from which power is imparted directly into the units l1, 110,111), llc,

, 11d, Alle, llf, and 11g, and folders 16, 16a and '16b inany prefered or conventional manner but 'only here diagrammatically depicted.

Multi-color printing units 26 and 26a are operably disposed at right angles to the line of units and supported by the conventional framing 27. Each multi-color unit includes a plurality of superposed printing couplesy 28v in vertical alignment andthe unit is equipped with web guide rolls so that combinations of web runs are provided in this unit. Y

The sub-structure 17 supports -any preferred source of web supplyv for the -units 1l, 11a, 11b, llc, 11d, 11e, 11f and 11g, and there is diagrammatically illustrated the yconventional threeroll paper supports or reels 31 and conventional ten'- sion belt `or device 32 for each line printing unit.v

v supply rolls. The web is led from the supply roll 36 through any preferred path of ytravel through the unit 26,- then over the provided turner bar to the press line, as will be hereinafter disclosed. 'Ihe multi-color unit 26 is provided with a plurality of web guide rollers in order that any y desired web run through the press 'may be provided, andthe line of black perfecting units is also provided with rollers which are arranged to permit any desired combination of web' runs to'any selected folder 'or folders.

Referring to Fig'.A 3, the web 37 from the se, lected roll 36 is ledover Webguide rollers 41 to the 'conventional feedrollers 42, then over rollers 43 through the uppermost printing couple 28 where one side of the web is printed, andthis particular run is preferably colored, although black may be here employed if desired. vFrom this point the web 37 is guided by rollers 44 throughjthefremalning printing couples 2,8 of

,the unit 26 where' four additionalA colors are printedon theopposite side of the web; or,if

` preferred,the flrst two couples 28 from the top" of the unit may be employed' to perfect the web in black, and three colors then applied to one side of the web. VAfter passing through the unit 26, the web 37 is then bar 40 where this color web is turned through an angle of 90 and then run parallelv to the web runl of the line of perfecting units'.v In Figs.

'Av 2A, 2Bvand 4, one of the' combination of web runs is depictedfand. the web 37 after passing over the turner bar 40 is guided by rollers 50 to the drag lroller 51 and down the former plate 52 to the selected folder 16. In 'the run herey illustrated, a web 54'is guided by suitable vrollers 55 from its supply roll 33, through the perfecting unit 11e and over guide rollers 56 and then associated with the colorweb 37, and finally over the drag roller 51 down the former 52 to the folder 16. vA web is led from its supply roll 33 through the perfecting unit 11b over suitablev and. 40a and then into guided over rollers 45,' v propellers 46, then over roller 47 to a turner guide rollers 61, compensators 62, rollers 63 to the drag rollers 51 down the former plate 52 into the folder 16.. A web is guided from its supply roll 33 through the unit-11a over g'uide roll 7l, around the drag roller 51 and down the former 52 to the folder 16. As shown in Fig. 2A, three additional webs 72, 73 and 74 are run over the drag roller 51, down the former 52 tothe folder 16. These websare run from v vthe black perfecting unit 11 and two similar units (not shown) positioned in the line at the left of unit 11.

As shown in Figs. 2B and 4, the web 37a is led from' the color unit 26a over turner bar 40a around provided guide rollersl80, drag Vroller 81, down over former 82, and into the folder 16b. 'I'he web 85 is run from the unit 11d over suitable guide rollers 86, drag rollerv 8l, down the former 82 to the folder 16h. Webs 88 and 89 from units 11e and llf aresimilarly guided to the folder 16b,'as clearly shown in Fig., 2B. Additional webs 90, 91l and 92 are led t from the black perfecting lineunit 11g and two similar units (not shown) locatedin the line at the right of unit 11g, into thev folder 161i.v

Thus. it is seen, that six perfected blackrwebs, four pages wide, and one color web of equal width, is run to the double folder 16, thereby producing twenty-four-page papers with one `four-page color supplement when running noncollect, or forty-eight-page papers with two' fourpage color supplements when running collect. By slitting and turning the webs, a forty-eightpage paper with an eight-page color supplement l can be produced running non-collect, cross-associate, as will be understood by those skilled inv the art. This combination maybe varied at will and the number of black pagesincreased and the color pages `correspondingly decreased by printing one side of the color web black.A y

VAnother arrangement of the color-webfrun is web 37 from the color unit 26 land color web 37a from color unit? 26a are led over turner bars 40 the center double folder 16a. With this run there is produced eightpage color supplements with any selected number of` black` pages when employing both deliv- -eries and running non-collect, or two eightpage color supplements when running collect. By slitting and turning the color webs, a sixteenpage color supplement -is produced and this arrangement may valso be employed-to produce separate color supplements by leading the two color webs 37 and 37a into the center folder 16a and silencing" the black line units. 1

In Fig/ v 6 an arrangement is shown/whichmay be employed to divide the press in four 'sections of three black perfecting units, and the entire press driven as a unit, thereby Vproducing a four-page color supplement for each paper when non-collect, or .two four-page supplements for each paper n when running collect. From the foregoing it will be readily understood that applicant has produced a novel press arrangement and construction which permits extreme flexibility in the selection and ,associadepicted in Fig. 5, and in this run, thecolor' tion ofwebs to meet the requirement of present day color runs'and permits economy inoperation and maintenance of the'- servation of production time.

Having thus described my invention,` I claimzf 1.'In a web printing machine, `the combinapation of a plurality of units in aline, each unit press as well as con-l including r-a first printing couple and a perfecting printing couple, folders in the said said line of units, each of the angularly disposed units including in superposed relation a perfecting printing couple and a plurality of additional printing couples, a source of web supply located beneath the units, means positioned above the line of units for associating the webs of the angularly disposed units with the webs of the said line units, and common means for conveying the associated webs above the line units in either direction or both directions along the line to the selected folder or folders.

2. In a web printing machine, the combination of a plurality of units in a line, each unit including a rst printing couple and a perfecting printing couple, folders inthe said line of units and positioned to divide the line into separate cooperable groups of units, printing units disposed at rightangles to the said line of units,

'I each of the angularly disposed units including in lsource of web supply superposed reiation a perfecting printing couple and a plurality of additional printing couples, a

and means positioned above the line of units for associating the webs of the angularly ldisposed units with the webs of the said line units, and common means for 4conveying the associated webs above the line units in either direction or both directions along the line to the vselected folder or folders locatedat either end or both.1 ends of a group of units. I

3. In a web printing machine, the combination of a plurality of units in a line, each unit including a first vprinting couple and a perfecting printing couple, folders in the saidvline of units and positioned to divide the line into separate cooperable groups of units, printing units disposed at right angles to thel said line' of units, each of the angularlygsposed units including in superposed relation a perfecting printing couple and a plurality of additional printing couples, a source of web supply located beneath the units, means positioned above the line of units for dividing the webs from the angularly disposed units into separate' ribbons, means for associating ino ribbons with me webs or uio line units, and means lfor conveying the separate ribbonsv and associated webs in opposed directions along the line of units to separate folders. i f f i 4. In a web printing machine, the-combination of a plurality of units in a line, eaclg unit including a first printing couple and a rfeoting printing couple, folders in the said 1 ine of units and positioned to dividethe line'into separate cooperable groups of units, printing unitsl disposed at rightangles to the said line of units, each of the angularlydisposed units including in superposed relation av lperfecting printing couple and a plurality of additional printing couples, a source of web supply located beneath-the units, means positioned above-the line of units for dividing the webs from the andifferent folders and for conveying other ribbons folder.

in opposed directions to a common located beneath the units,

positioned to divide the line into separate coopi erable groups of units, multi-color units disposed at right angles to the said line of units, a source of web supply located beneath the units,

'means positioned above the line of units for associating the webs of the angularly disposed units with-the webs ofthe line units, and means for conveying the associated webs above the line units in either direction or both directions along the line of units to the selected folder or folders.

6. In a web printing machine, the combination of avplurality ofblack perfecting PrintingA units in a line, folders in, said line of units and positioned to divide the vline into separate cooperable "groups xof units, multi;color units disposed at right angles to the said line of units'. a source of web supply located beneath the units. means positioned abovev the line of units for associating the webs ofv the angularly disposed along the line to the selected folder or folders located at either end or both ends of a group of units. v

7. .In a web printing machine, thecombination of a plurality of black perfecting units in aline, folders `in the line of units and positioned to divide the line' into separate cooperable groups of units, multi-color printing units disposed at right angles to the line of units, each of the multi-color units including five superposed printing couples, a 'source of web supply located beneath the units, means for feeding a web to the upper printing couple of each multi-color unit tc print on one side of the web, means for guiding the web downwardly between the remaining couples' of the multi-color unit to thereby perfect vthe web and print additional colors on one side thereof and then up- Wardly over the unit, means positioned above the line of units for associating the webs ofthe multi-color units with the webs of the line units, and means for. conveying the associated webs above the line units in either direction or both` 'directions `along the line of units to the selected folder or folders.

' 8. In a' `web printing machine, the combination of twelve black perfectingprintin'g units in a line, three double-folders in the line of units.

means positioned above the line of units for dividing each. web from the multi-color units i into separate ribbons, ymeans for associating theseribbons with'the websof theline units, and means -for conveying certain of the ribbons and associated websin opposed directions to different' folders, and for conveying other ribbons and associated webs in opposed directions to a common folder, thereby supplying to each folder a plurality of perfected black webs and a color supplement. f

- HARRY V. BALL. 

